Tom Hiariej – 9

His work with Wout Brama in the middle of the park was outstanding. They interchanged roles all night and barely missed a beat. His passes were accurate, he was cool under pressure and he cut Sydney open, but more impressive was his defensive work.

Sydney struggled to get the ball forward effectively due to the amount of times Hiariej broke up the play.

Wout Brama – 8

Brama is in the same boat as Hiariej. He’s a great box-to-box player and fulfils multiple duties. The two Dutch midfielders have a great sense for each other in their push and pull partnership.

Andrew Hoole – 7

Hoole was persistent all night in bringing the heat to the Sydney defence, he showed endeavour and was rewarded with an early goal.

His finish past Redmayne looked easy but was anything but; running out on an angle with a defender on his inside, he still slotted it across the face of the keeper – that’s impressive.

Danny De Silva – 7

Young Danny played a solid game. His ability to carry the ball forward is up there with the best in the A-League and seems to have an idea of what he’s doing wherever he’s positioned, be it wide or central.

He just needs to work on his passing efficiency, but when he eventually gets that right he’ll be a constant menace.

Conor Pain – 6

Pain was heavily involved throughout the game. His runs gave Sydney plenty to think about, and he's growing into the role with every match.

Asdrúbal – 7

It's a shame he only played a half due to a heel injury he sustained before the break.

Asdrúbal is one of the most versatile forwards in the competition, with his ability to drop in and become another attacking midfielder to create play, he brings those around him into the game and can ignite attacks.

Kwabena Appiah – 6

Came on in the second half for Asdrúbal. It took him a little while to have an impact, but he took over from where the Spaniard left off once he found his rhythm.

He drifted backwards to provide an extra number on counter attacks and then used his speed to run at the defence and force them peddling backwards.

Trent Buhagiar – 5

Played the last ten minutes in place of Danny De Silva. Had a nice moment towards the end where he stripped Matt Simon of the ball and went for a dash into the box.

Liam Rose – N/A

Came on late for Hoole. Didn’t do enough for a rating.